Carpenters Coverfight?

jack · Post by **jack** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:05 pm

Anyone want to do a Carpenters coverfight?

About a year ago, we did a Cure coverfight. I was thinking I could host/setup something similar for the Carpenters if I get enough people interested.

Anyone interested? How can you not like the Carpenters?

So here's who's interested and what they are interested in doing.........

BBABM: "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
Paco: "We've Only Just Begun"
Jon Eric: "Yesterday Once More"
Caravan Ray: "The End of the World"
JS: "Close To You"
DJ Ranger Den: "Goodbye to Love"
Octothorpe: "Ticket to Ride"
Noah Mclaughlin: "(I'm Caught between) Goodbye & I Love You."
J$: "Top of the World"
Rinky and the Mrs: "Rainy Days and Mondays/Sing a Song"
bgm: "Solitaire"
Sportswriters: "Happy"
Roymond: "All I can Do"
Jim of Seattle: "Superstar"

Just to reiterate:

The site is up! Thanks everyone!

Post by **Lunkhead** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:11 pm

I'm interested. Maybe Erin would join me, too.

jack · Post by **jack** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:15 pm

Great! Merisan has Carpenters written all over them!*
*not literally of course...

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:15 pm

Sonic Youth already won that one with their "Superstar" cover a few years ago.

Best. Cover. Ever.

Post by **Lunkhead** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:23 pm

Caravan Ray wrote:Sonic Youth already won that one with their "Superstar" cover a few years ago.

Best. Cover. Ever.

Seconded, but I don't think it should stop a bunch of us here from butchering some other Carpenters songs.

BBABM · Post by **BBABM** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:17 pm

I am unfamiliar with the carpenters, though I'm sure I've heard a million of their songs. However, I have been itching for a coverfight, and am willing to throw my hat in the ring.

jack · Post by **jack** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:46 pm

BBABM wrote:I am unfamiliar with the carpenters, though I'm sure I've heard a million of their songs. However, I have been itching for a coverfight, and am willing to throw my hat in the ring.

just search them on youtube. I'm sure there's a ton of videos.

2 maybes. it's a start!

jack · Post by **jack** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:53 pm

Caravan Ray wrote:Sonic Youth already won that one with their "Superstar" cover a few years ago.

Best. Cover. Ever.

Nice!

Paco Del Stinko · Post by **Paco Del Stinko** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:35 pm

I'll do one. "We've Only Just Begun" is one I've always enjoyed. And yeah, that Sonic Youth cover is great.

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:00 am

Paco Del Stinko wrote:I'll do one. "We've Only Just Begun" is one I've always enjoyed. And yeah, that Sonic Youth cover is great.

a kiss for luck and we're on our way!

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:15 am

jack wrote:
Caravan Ray wrote:Sonic Youth already won that one with their "Superstar" cover a few years ago.

Best. Cover. Ever.
Nice!

Cool - I 've never sen that before.

I only knew the song from this record I used to have on cassette many years ago

http://www.amazon.com/If-Were-Carpenter ... B000005IL6
(The Sonic Youth song was the only good one on it)

But here is some more Carpenter's-related Sonic Youth:
[youtube]reSOp1domrU&feature=artist[/youtube]
How about a Carpenters/Sonic Youth Cover Fight?

JonPorobil · Post by **JonPorobil** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:30 am

I know it's sappy, but I've always had a soft spot for "Yesterday Once More."

Sure, I'm in.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:49 pm

I'll have a crack at "The End of the World"

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:04 pm

All right! Now we're getting somewhere. I was thinking timeframe, something like this.......

Start picking and learning your songs now (post your picks here so others can see them)

"officially" open this up on 11/1

songs due on 11/30, posted on 12/1

I don't mind if more than one person does the same song, but it's always nice to have that happen as little as possible. That said, I'd like to do "close to you".

I'll also try to keep the 1st post updated with track picks....

also, the carpenters did a bunch of christmas songs, which given the deadline, might be cool to try.

RangerDenni · Post by **RangerDenni** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:11 pm

Has anyone grabbed 'Goodbye to Love' yet?

{looks again-edit] (oh, it *seems* as-of-not...)

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:12 pm

RangerDenni wrote:Has anyone grabbed 'Goodbye to Love' yet?

not yet. It's yours for the taking.

RangerDenni · Post by **RangerDenni** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:16 pm

jack wrote:
RangerDenni wrote:Has anyone grabbed 'Goodbye to Love' yet?
not yet. It's yours for the taking.

i like it!

Post by **Spud** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:47 pm

jack wrote:also, the carpenters did a bunch of christmas songs, which given the deadline, might be cool to try.

But not many of them are originals. Are covers of Carpenters covers legit in this fight?

SPUD

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:53 pm

Spud wrote:
jack wrote:also, the carpenters did a bunch of christmas songs, which given the deadline, might be cool to try.
But not many of them are originals. Are covers of Carpenters covers legit in this fight?

SPUD

Fair question.

I thought they did more original christmas music on their christmas album, but it looks like it's almost all traditional covers.

there's this though.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:26 pm

Spud wrote:
jack wrote:also, the carpenters did a bunch of christmas songs, which given the deadline, might be cool to try.
But not many of them are originals. Are covers of Carpenters covers legit in this fight?

SPUD

Most of the Carpenters hits were not originals either. My choice of "The End of the World" was I belive a hit for Herman's Hermits before the Carpenters did it* (same with "There's a Kind of Hush"). I am more a fan of Herman's Hermits than I am of the Carpenters I'm afraid. I did actually search Carpenter's discography in case they ever did a cover of HH's "No Milk Today". I'd like to cover that. Sadly they didn't. But I did learn it was written by Graeme Gouldman who later went onto form 10cc. It has been an educational morning.

(*Google tells me the music was written by Arthur Kent with lyrics by Sylvia Dee. It was originally a hit for Skeeter Davis in 1963)

I am hoping that someone will do a cover of the Carpenter's cover of Klatuu's "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:31 pm

jack wrote: "close to you".

Written by Bacharach/David and previously recorded by Dionne Warwick and Richard Chamberlain.

I think we can assume that any cover done by the Carpenters should be fair game?

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:54 pm

Caravan Ray wrote:
jack wrote: "close to you".
Written by Bacharach/David and previously recorded by Dionne Warwick and Richard Chamberlain.

I think we can assume that any cover done by the Carpenters should be fair game?

i'm easy.

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